Range-boiler stand.



PATENTED' DEC. 1'7, 190'? G'. L. HOLDEN. RANGE BOILER STAND. APPLICATION HLED sEPT.1o. 1906.

CHARLES Il. HOLDEN, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

RANGE-BOILER STAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented .'Dec. 17, 1907.

Application filed September l0. 1906.` l Serial No. 333,911.

' To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, CHARLES L. HOLDEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Range-Boiler Stands Y and ,l do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures o'f reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification. j

This invention relates to stands for supporting upright range boilers or similar vessels which may be intended to stand on. end, the invention having reference particularly to stands of this character that are adapted to be adjusted to suit different diameters of boilers or tanks.v

Objects of the invention are, first, to )rovide a stand of the above-mentioned char-Y acter which may be instantly adjusted, when being set up, to fit any one of the three different s1zes..of boilers commonly in use, and

also to be adapted 'to be constructed with a view to accommodating various other sizes of boilers; second, to provide a stand that may be constructed of the minimum number of simple parts, and without requiring small detached parts that might be liable to derangement or /to be misplaced when disconnected; and, third, to provide a stand that may be shipped, knocked down in order to avoid breakages and expensive boxing or crating.'

With the above-mentioned and minor objects in view, the invention consists in a claimed.

stand comprising a plurality of combined legs andf arms providedlwith locking devices, and a slotted connector having locking devices, and adapted to inter-lock with the combined legs and arms for securing all together detachably,'and with the arms separated at various distances apart; and the invention consists further in the novel parts and the' combinations and arrangements of parts as hereinafter particularly described and Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a view in elevation of the improved stand with a` range boiler thereon partly broken away 5 Fig. 2, a top plan view'of the stand arranged for the minimum size of boiler; Fig. 3, a side elevation of one of the combined legs and arms Fig. 4, a fragmentary` top plan of the stand s owing one of the plate.

combined leg and arm members at/tached to the connector so as to accommodate the maximum size of boiler; 5, an inverted plan view of the connector; Fig@l 6, afhorizontal sectional view n :the line AA'in Fig. 3, and, Fig, 7 ,a vertical sectionallview!` of the connector on the linefB-B in' Fig. 4.

Similar reference charactersfthroughout the drawings designate rcorresponding elements or features of construction.

In practically carrying out 'tl1e.invention,

'which to 'support the boiler or similar vesseh a leg andan arm being cast together asene' piece combining the two members, the top of" each arm being provided with aflip a at the".t

outer side thereof, and. a'relatively shorter.

lip b at the inner side thereof, both lips piioz" jecting upwardly to guide the boil/er1" Each: combined leg andl arm piecedsprovidedwith an extension E, on one side of which' afsuit-v able number of tapering keysasr c,y d andA c,

are cast and projecting laterally,theQkeys vbeing vertical in use and less in diameter at their upper ends than at their lowenfends. For practical purposes it may be stated-,that

these keys are spaced at proper 'distances apart to suit the requirements of the trade. T 1e legs and the arms may be maden various fanciful sha es and the end of the extension E of each eg and armm'ember reaches somewhat to one side of the plane of the endn portions of the leg and arm members so that when the stand 1s connected together and supporting a boiler,\ these extensions will reach nearly to the llngitudihal axis of the boiler.

The connector F comprises a plate, preferably circular in form'which Ahas a central aperture f therein, and a strengthening` ring 8 at the under side thereof centrallyofthe In the plate are three slots G (Jl/,G2 extending inwardlyfrom the peripherylof the plate, and in each slot, near the periphery of the plate, are two opposing projections g and h, the projection h having a tapering keyway 'i therein, the keyway being greater in diameter at its lower end than at its upper end at the top of the plate so that either one of the .slots may receive the extension E and the keyway may receive either one of the keys c, d or e, for locking the extension part to the connector. Itwill be observed that `the slots are arranged radially in the connector plate and 'strengthening ribs y' extend from the ring 8 to the projections h, and also ribs k extend from the projections gto the projections h, they ribs k extending near the yperiphery of the plate at the under side thereof.

In practical use the three combined leg and arm pieces are to be set upright and then the connector is to be attached to the extensions E of the pieces so as to connect the arts together securely, and in case that thje maximum size of-boiler is to be supported, the keys e will be placed in the keyways i, while for the minimum size of boiler the keys c should be placed in the keyways, and likewise for the medium size of boiler, the keys d will be placed in the keyways and then the boiler,l as may be' placed upright on tops of the arms as in, Fig. l, with the projecting edge of the 4:5,

shell of the boiler between the lips a and b.

Having thusde'scribed the invention, what is claimed as'new 1s- 1. A stand comprising a plurality of com .bined leg-and-arm members each provided With a lateral extension having a plurality of tapering locking means at one side thereof, and a connector comprising a plate having a yplurality of openings therein to receive the extensions, each opening having tapering lookin means therein at one side thereof cooperating with the locking means of the extensions. j' 2. A stand comprising a plurality of combined leg-and-arm members each provided with a lateral extension having a plurality of. tapering keys on one side thereof, and a con;

nector comprising a plate having a pluralityl of openings .there1n to receive the extensions of the members, each opening having a taperL.

ing keyway therein to receive either one of sald keys.

3. A range boiler. standr comprising a plate" having openin s therein, arms having exten'- sions adjustab e in the openings towards or from the center of the plate, sup orting legs for the arms, and coperating loc ing means lat sides of the extensions and the openings for adjustably securing the extensions in the openings at diii'erent distances-from the center of the plate.

In testimony whereof, I ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES L. HOLDEN Witnesses:

WM.l H. PAYNE, E. T. SILvrUs. 

